Disgusted by the attitude and disrespect shown by the doorstaff at spread eagle. Have been a regular at this pub, but was shocked by the seemingly displayed new policy shown by the doorstaff. We were refused entry to the spread eagle because apparently the pub was full. The pub was clearly not that busy. We witnessed women standing inline in freezing conditions whilst the doorman consequently let his friends in to the pub. After questioning why these people were allowed in and we were not, we were told that there was a one in one out policy, yet nobody had left the pub. The doorman then procedded to make threatening gestures. This used to be a friendly and welcoming pub, really dissapointed. This is not the kind of attitude you would expect in Rayleigh.

New guy took this pub over a couple of months back, alas the guy's a complete knob. Needs to spend less time thinking he's Tommy Toughnuts, a 'doorman wannabe', getting his bumchums from the Paul Pry to throw easy targets out and accusing them of dealing drugs and concentrate on the half dozen regulars that do drugs, everyday, right under his nose ! The plans are to make this another 'Marco's or Lords', thats the audience he's aiming for. Club Eagle, do me a favour ! Oh and someone really ought to tell him that Goatee beards are a really bad idea, especially ginger ones.

Not a bad pub in general, there seems to be an improvement in staffing. Get rid of some of the old regs and this will be an even better pub. I miss the days when it was a smaller pub and it was seperated into 2 bars.